Fill up, graze, feast
Lunch at Permit Room Cambridge
Lunch-lovers and daytime snackers, swing by Permit Room – our all-day bar-café and tribute to the way Bombay cuts loose – arched into the cobbled lane of Trinity Street.
All-day lunches, salads and savouries
Lunch like a Bombayite
Round-the-clock deliciousness in central Cambridge. Think fresh salads, golden samosas and a Crispy Spinach Chaat so zesty, you’d eat twenty. Plates of Chilli Chips and Chicken Pick-Me-Ups for afternoon picking.
Open to all. Hungry groups, solo snackers and laptop lunchers. Choose your perfect mix of non-veg, veg or vegan lunch dishes. Then a sweet thing. Cocktails, sodas and teetotals, too. Served from 12pm every day, lunch is light or long.
Crispy Spinach Chaat
Kali Mirch Chicken Salad
A full-on feast of favourites
Crispy Spinach Chaat
Kali Mirch Chicken Salad
A full-on feast of favourites
Crispy Spinach Chaat
Kali Mirch Chicken Salad
A full-on feast of favourites
Crispy Spinach Chaat
Kali Mirch Chicken Salad
A full-on feast of favourites
Fill up fast, for £15
Speedy lunchtime eats
Hurried and hungry? Our three-course £15 Jaldi Bite menu will sort you out. A speedy afternoon spread. Chaats, salads, other good things to pick, crunch, devour.
Start with Chakli
Crunchy fried snacks (spiced flours of rice and gram) to dip into tangy chilli tomato chutney. A Permit Room regular.
Choose a Chaat or Salad
In the line-up: Crispy Spinach Chaat, Aloo Tikki Chaat, Chilli Broccoli Salad and Kali Mirch Chicken Salad. All different, all damn delicious.
Tuck into a Savoury
Lamb Samosas (or the vegetable kind), Chicken Pick-Me-Ups, Chilli Chips, Aunty’s Masala Eggs. There’s more, and the choice is yours.
A lip-smacking lunch option to devour with pals or an ideal swift-but-tasty working lunch. Only £15. Available every weekday 12–6pm.
Bookings
Secure a table for breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails! If the time you want isn’t available, simply swing by and walk-in (we hold lots of tables for walk-ins, and we’ll get you seated quickly). After the kitchen has closed, come for a late-night drink and snack. If you’re with a big party, it’s best to book in advance (you might be spread across some close-together tables). Any questions – chat with us.
Swing by
Plan your visit
Address
17 Trinity Street
Cambridge
CB2 1TB
Telephone
01223 657555
Opening hours
Sunday–Thursday 9am–11pm
Friday–Saturday 9am–12am
Kitchen opening hours:
Sunday–Thursday 9am–9.30pm
Friday–Saturday 9am–10pm
Nearby stations
Cambridge Railway Station
Facilities
Dogs allowed (no pets on seats please!)
Covered verandah
Accessibility
Step-free access
Restricted mobility bathroom
Group bookings
We accept bookings online up to four months in advance for up to 16 guests and accept enquiries for 16+. For larger parties or for specific event requests, do get in touch with us directly to book.
Lunch from your living room
Deliciousness delivered
We dispatch lunchtime delights direct to your door from our Cambridge kitchen. Think Crispy Chilli Chips and Chicken Pick-Me-Ups, ready to roll in fiery red chilli chutney. Spicy Chicken Puffs – an Irani bakery favourite. Then Dishoom faves like Mattar Paneer and House Black Daal. Kali Mirch Chicken Salad or Chilli Broccoli Salad tossed in tangy dressings. Chaats, Naan, Rice, Raita for a hungry crowd. View our lunch delivery menu or find us on the Deliveroo app.
FAQs
Find us
Our address is Permit Room Cambridge, 17 Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TB
Lots. Permit Room Brighton has really tasty vegetarian and vegan options clearly marked on the menus.
In Permit Room
Not at all. Come as you are.
Deliveries and Takeaways
Yes – we do! You can find our Brighton, Cambridge and Oxford cafés on Deliveroo. For those local to Portobello, our Dishoom cafés offer delivery in the area.